Boy moms, you happy with your choice?

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Anonymous wrote:I believe current rate in the US is close 50/50.

So while boomer parents cannot fathom choosing not to circumcise, and most of the children were circumcised, the US is a different place now. Lots of people are making more educated choses about healthcare vs the old thinking of "it looks funny/gross" if you don't circumcise. Plus more immigration. The 1970s-90s practice norms are dying. So while you personally may think it looks weird or girls won't like it, or some of the other dumb reasons since it was the norm in your generation- that will not the experience and opinions of the next generation of teens that are now young children.

I think this is a good point. Boomer and older Gen X women might thinks an uncut guy is "weird." But, younger women have probably experienced both worlds, and don't have a hangup about it, one way or the other.

It's just an odd old American practice that is dying out.

If the current rate in the us is 50-50, it is skewed by the number of Hispanic births. Truly. The large majority of white male babies in the DMV are circumcised. In very liberal/hippie circles it is closer to 50-50

I wonder what it is about white people in the US (and to a lesser extent, Australia), that causes them to be an outlier when compared to even the countries that we're closest to culturally (e.g., Canada and the UK). Canada is especially striking, because they have a much lower circumcision rate than the US, even though they're culturally, economically and religiously very similar to us. Countries in Europe have circumcision rates in the single digits.

What was the driving cause that made white Americans diverge so much from white people in the rest of the world?

Health care providers in the US are more cognizant of the health benefits of circumcision.

https://adc.bmj.com/content/77/3/258

It's really hard to believe that doctors in a highly advanced and educated country like Canada or Sweden come to such a completely different conclusion when it comes to this medical issue. I could see there being a 10% or whatever difference, but we're talking about 50% or more.

There has to be something cultural, but I can't figure out what it might be. The US has a circumcision rate that would make it fit in with poor countries in the Muslim world.

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Anonymous wrote:I believe current rate in the US is close 50/50.

So while boomer parents cannot fathom choosing not to circumcise, and most of the children were circumcised, the US is a different place now. Lots of people are making more educated choses about healthcare vs the old thinking of "it looks funny/gross" if you don't circumcise. Plus more immigration. The 1970s-90s practice norms are dying. So while you personally may think it looks weird or girls won't like it, or some of the other dumb reasons since it was the norm in your generation- that will not the experience and opinions of the next generation of teens that are now young children.

I think this is a good point. Boomer and older Gen X women might thinks an uncut guy is "weird." But, younger women have probably experienced both worlds, and don't have a hangup about it, one way or the other.

It's just an odd old American practice that is dying out.

If the current rate in the us is 50-50, it is skewed by the number of Hispanic births. Truly. The large majority of white male babies in the DMV are circumcised. In very liberal/hippie circles it is closer to 50-50

I wonder what it is about white people in the US (and to a lesser extent, Australia), that causes them to be an outlier when compared to even the countries that we're closest to culturally (e.g., Canada and the UK). Canada is especially striking, because they have a much lower circumcision rate than the US, even though they're culturally, economically and religiously very similar to us. Countries in Europe have circumcision rates in the single digits.

What was the driving cause that made white Americans diverge so much from white people in the rest of the world?

Health care providers in the US are more cognizant of the health benefits of circumcision.

https://adc.bmj.com/content/77/3/258

Funny enough, I was congratulated for not doing it by the on-call ped at WHC when I gave birth there 10 years ago (she said her own sons were not). I'm white, she was AA. Husband is European, I'm the daughter of European immigrants, so we never even considered it, though I wouldn't consider us very liberal by any stretch.

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Anonymous wrote:Not American and never considered circumcising my boys.

Same. I think that a lot of Americans don't realize how out of the norm this practice is compared with other countries.

Plenty of countries where circumcision is the norm.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/circumcision-by-country

I only have a daughter - but would definitely circumcise a son.

Yeah, though most of these are countries where Islam is a major religion .

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Anonymous wrote:I believe current rate in the US is close 50/50.

So while boomer parents cannot fathom choosing not to circumcise, and most of the children were circumcised, the US is a different place now. Lots of people are making more educated choses about healthcare vs the old thinking of "it looks funny/gross" if you don't circumcise. Plus more immigration. The 1970s-90s practice norms are dying. So while you personally may think it looks weird or girls won't like it, or some of the other dumb reasons since it was the norm in your generation- that will not the experience and opinions of the next generation of teens that are now young children.

I think this is a good point. Boomer and older Gen X women might thinks an uncut guy is "weird." But, younger women have probably experienced both worlds, and don't have a hangup about it, one way or the other.

It's just an odd old American practice that is dying out.

If the current rate in the us is 50-50, it is skewed by the number of Hispanic births. Truly. The large majority of white male babies in the DMV are circumcised. In very liberal/hippie circles it is closer to 50-50

I wonder what it is about white people in the US (and to a lesser extent, Australia), that causes them to be an outlier when compared to even the countries that we're closest to culturally (e.g., Canada and the UK). Canada is especially striking, because they have a much lower circumcision rate than the US, even though they're culturally, economically and religiously very similar to us. Countries in Europe have circumcision rates in the single digits.

What was the driving cause that made white Americans diverge so much from white people in the rest of the world?

Health care providers in the US are more cognizant of the health benefits of circumcision.

https://adc.bmj.com/content/77/3/258

Or health care providers in the US are more cognizant of how much they can bill private insurance companies for a medically unnecessary procedure.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I believe current rate in the US is close 50/50.

So while boomer parents cannot fathom choosing not to circumcise, and most of the children were circumcised, the US is a different place now. Lots of people are making more educated choses about healthcare vs the old thinking of "it looks funny/gross" if you don't circumcise. Plus more immigration. The 1970s-90s practice norms are dying. So while you personally may think it looks weird or girls won't like it, or some of the other dumb reasons since it was the norm in your generation- that will not the experience and opinions of the next generation of teens that are now young children.

I think this is a good point. Boomer and older Gen X women might thinks an uncut guy is "weird." But, younger women have probably experienced both worlds, and don't have a hangup about it, one way or the other.

It's just an odd old American practice that is dying out.

If the current rate in the us is 50-50, it is skewed by the number of Hispanic births. Truly. The large majority of white male babies in the DMV are circumcised. In very liberal/hippie circles it is closer to 50-50

I wonder what it is about white people in the US (and to a lesser extent, Australia), that causes them to be an outlier when compared to even the countries that we're closest to culturally (e.g., Canada and the UK). Canada is especially striking, because they have a much lower circumcision rate than the US, even though they're culturally, economically and religiously very similar to us. Countries in Europe have circumcision rates in the single digits.

What was the driving cause that made white Americans diverge so much from white people in the rest of the world?

Health care providers in the US are more cognizant of the health benefits of circumcision.

https://adc.bmj.com/content/77/3/258

Or health care providers in the US are more cognizant of how much they can bill private insurance companies for a medically unnecessary procedure.

there are definite medical benefits. You can argue that they are small and not worth the risk or worth overriding your prefence/child's autonomy whatever but the evidence for them is overwhelming. Although I would do circumcision for religious reasons regardless of medical benefit, it is a bonus that there is a clear and convincing medical benefit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe current rate in the US is close 50/50.

So while boomer parents cannot fathom choosing not to circumcise, and most of the children were circumcised, the US is a different place now. Lots of people are making more educated choses about healthcare vs the old thinking of "it looks funny/gross" if you don't circumcise. Plus more immigration. The 1970s-90s practice norms are dying. So while you personally may think it looks weird or girls won't like it, or some of the other dumb reasons since it was the norm in your generation- that will not the experience and opinions of the next generation of teens that are now young children.

I think this is a good point. Boomer and older Gen X women might thinks an uncut guy is "weird." But, younger women have probably experienced both worlds, and don't have a hangup about it, one way or the other.

It's just an odd old American practice that is dying out.

If the current rate in the us is 50-50, it is skewed by the number of Hispanic births. Truly. The large majority of white male babies in the DMV are circumcised. In very liberal/hippie circles it is closer to 50-50

Exactly this. "Oh the national average is around 50% so my son won't be the odd one out if I don't get him circumcised" is not a valid argument. If you live in an area without a large Hispanic population the rate is still close to 100% cut. I asked all my friends when my son was born and every single one got their sons circumcised. Yes, this was twelve years ago but it's still the same today.

My daughter (sixteen, very gen Z) works at a local (very hoity-toity) daycare/summer camp and there was a grand total of one boy that was uncircumcised (and apparently everyone thought it was gross to have to change him)

I'm sorry what?! How does the presence of foreskin make changing a diaper any more or less gross?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe current rate in the US is close 50/50.

So while boomer parents cannot fathom choosing not to circumcise, and most of the children were circumcised, the US is a different place now. Lots of people are making more educated choses about healthcare vs the old thinking of "it looks funny/gross" if you don't circumcise. Plus more immigration. The 1970s-90s practice norms are dying. So while you personally may think it looks weird or girls won't like it, or some of the other dumb reasons since it was the norm in your generation- that will not the experience and opinions of the next generation of teens that are now young children.

I think this is a good point. Boomer and older Gen X women might thinks an uncut guy is "weird." But, younger women have probably experienced both worlds, and don't have a hangup about it, one way or the other.

It's just an odd old American practice that is dying out.

If the current rate in the us is 50-50, it is skewed by the number of Hispanic births. Truly. The large majority of white male babies in the DMV are circumcised. In very liberal/hippie circles it is closer to 50-50

Exactly this. "Oh the national average is around 50% so my son won't be the odd one out if I don't get him circumcised" is not a valid argument. If you live in an area without a large Hispanic population the rate is still close to 100% cut. I asked all my friends when my son was born and every single one got their sons circumcised. Yes, this was twelve years ago but it's still the same today.

My daughter (sixteen, very gen Z) works at a local (very hoity-toity) daycare/summer camp and there was a grand total of one boy that was uncircumcised (and apparently everyone thought it was gross to have to change him)

I'm sorry what?! How does the presence of foreskin make changing a diaper any more or less gross?

Certainly speaks to maturity level.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe current rate in the US is close 50/50.

So while boomer parents cannot fathom choosing not to circumcise, and most of the children were circumcised, the US is a different place now. Lots of people are making more educated choses about healthcare vs the old thinking of "it looks funny/gross" if you don't circumcise. Plus more immigration. The 1970s-90s practice norms are dying. So while you personally may think it looks weird or girls won't like it, or some of the other dumb reasons since it was the norm in your generation- that will not the experience and opinions of the next generation of teens that are now young children.

I think this is a good point. Boomer and older Gen X women might thinks an uncut guy is "weird." But, younger women have probably experienced both worlds, and don't have a hangup about it, one way or the other.

It's just an odd old American practice that is dying out.

If the current rate in the us is 50-50, it is skewed by the number of Hispanic births. Truly. The large majority of white male babies in the DMV are circumcised. In very liberal/hippie circles it is closer to 50-50

Exactly this. "Oh the national average is around 50% so my son won't be the odd one out if I don't get him circumcised" is not a valid argument. If you live in an area without a large Hispanic population the rate is still close to 100% cut. I asked all my friends when my son was born and every single one got their sons circumcised. Yes, this was twelve years ago but it's still the same today.

My daughter (sixteen, very gen Z) works at a local (very hoity-toity) daycare/summer camp and there was a grand total of one boy that was uncircumcised (and apparently everyone thought it was gross to have to change him)

I'm sorry what?! How does the presence of foreskin make changing a diaper any more or less gross?

Certainly speaks to maturity level.

Very funny to see the last line of defense is always "because it looks gross to me, and everyone I know agrees".
I bet all these moms would explode into a sanctimonious rant if someone dared to comment on their middle aged (natural!) portly frame, and saggy appearance.

[Anonymous]

You should probably be asking our sons, not us.

But y’all need to stop bashing each other. We all made the choice that we thought best. That’s what parenthood is all about.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe current rate in the US is close 50/50.

So while boomer parents cannot fathom choosing not to circumcise, and most of the children were circumcised, the US is a different place now. Lots of people are making more educated choses about healthcare vs the old thinking of "it looks funny/gross" if you don't circumcise. Plus more immigration. The 1970s-90s practice norms are dying. So while you personally may think it looks weird or girls won't like it, or some of the other dumb reasons since it was the norm in your generation- that will not the experience and opinions of the next generation of teens that are now young children.

I think this is a good point. Boomer and older Gen X women might thinks an uncut guy is "weird." But, younger women have probably experienced both worlds, and don't have a hangup about it, one way or the other.

It's just an odd old American practice that is dying out.

If the current rate in the us is 50-50, it is skewed by the number of Hispanic births. Truly. The large majority of white male babies in the DMV are circumcised. In very liberal/hippie circles it is closer to 50-50

Exactly this. "Oh the national average is around 50% so my son won't be the odd one out if I don't get him circumcised" is not a valid argument. If you live in an area without a large Hispanic population the rate is still close to 100% cut. I asked all my friends when my son was born and every single one got their sons circumcised. Yes, this was twelve years ago but it's still the same today.

My daughter (sixteen, very gen Z) works at a local (very hoity-toity) daycare/summer camp and there was a grand total of one boy that was uncircumcised (and apparently everyone thought it was gross to have to change him)

I'm sorry what?! How does the presence of foreskin make changing a diaper any more or less gross?

Certainly speaks to maturity level.

Very funny to see the last line of defense is always "because it looks gross to me, and everyone I know agrees".
I bet all these moms would explode into a sanctimonious rant if someone dared to comment on their middle aged (natural!) portly frame, and saggy appearance.

I'm not saying you have to circumcise your kid, and I'm not judging you if you don't, but if your justification for not doing it is "it's so common not to in the US that my son won't have to worry about getting teased or girls thinking he's gross" you are unfortunately mistaken.

I'm sorry if it's shallow, but I didn't want my son to have to worry about girls thinking he's gross. Because that is absolutely a thing that happens for uncircumcised boys in the US even with "gen z" girls, no matter what you read on your intactivist Facebook groups.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe current rate in the US is close 50/50.

So while boomer parents cannot fathom choosing not to circumcise, and most of the children were circumcised, the US is a different place now. Lots of people are making more educated choses about healthcare vs the old thinking of "it looks funny/gross" if you don't circumcise. Plus more immigration. The 1970s-90s practice norms are dying. So while you personally may think it looks weird or girls won't like it, or some of the other dumb reasons since it was the norm in your generation- that will not the experience and opinions of the next generation of teens that are now young children.

I think this is a good point. Boomer and older Gen X women might thinks an uncut guy is "weird." But, younger women have probably experienced both worlds, and don't have a hangup about it, one way or the other.

It's just an odd old American practice that is dying out.

If the current rate in the us is 50-50, it is skewed by the number of Hispanic births. Truly. The large majority of white male babies in the DMV are circumcised. In very liberal/hippie circles it is closer to 50-50

Exactly this. "Oh the national average is around 50% so my son won't be the odd one out if I don't get him circumcised" is not a valid argument. If you live in an area without a large Hispanic population the rate is still close to 100% cut. I asked all my friends when my son was born and every single one got their sons circumcised. Yes, this was twelve years ago but it's still the same today.

My daughter (sixteen, very gen Z) works at a local (very hoity-toity) daycare/summer camp and there was a grand total of one boy that was uncircumcised (and apparently everyone thought it was gross to have to change him)

I'm sorry what?! How does the presence of foreskin make changing a diaper any more or less gross?

Certainly speaks to maturity level.

Very funny to see the last line of defense is always "because it looks gross to me, and everyone I know agrees".
I bet all these moms would explode into a sanctimonious rant if someone dared to comment on their middle aged (natural!) portly frame, and saggy appearance.

I'm not saying you have to circumcise your kid, and I'm not judging you if you don't, but if your justification for not doing it is "it's so common not to in the US that my son won't have to worry about getting teased or girls thinking he's gross" you are unfortunately mistaken.

I'm sorry if it's shallow, but I didn't want my son to have to worry about girls thinking he's gross. Because that is absolutely a thing that happens for uncircumcised boys in the US even with "gen z" girls, no matter what you read on your intactivist Facebook groups.

How do you know this?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe current rate in the US is close 50/50.

So while boomer parents cannot fathom choosing not to circumcise, and most of the children were circumcised, the US is a different place now. Lots of people are making more educated choses about healthcare vs the old thinking of "it looks funny/gross" if you don't circumcise. Plus more immigration. The 1970s-90s practice norms are dying. So while you personally may think it looks weird or girls won't like it, or some of the other dumb reasons since it was the norm in your generation- that will not the experience and opinions of the next generation of teens that are now young children.

I think this is a good point. Boomer and older Gen X women might thinks an uncut guy is "weird." But, younger women have probably experienced both worlds, and don't have a hangup about it, one way or the other.

It's just an odd old American practice that is dying out.

If the current rate in the us is 50-50, it is skewed by the number of Hispanic births. Truly. The large majority of white male babies in the DMV are circumcised. In very liberal/hippie circles it is closer to 50-50

Exactly this. "Oh the national average is around 50% so my son won't be the odd one out if I don't get him circumcised" is not a valid argument. If you live in an area without a large Hispanic population the rate is still close to 100% cut. I asked all my friends when my son was born and every single one got their sons circumcised. Yes, this was twelve years ago but it's still the same today.

My daughter (sixteen, very gen Z) works at a local (very hoity-toity) daycare/summer camp and there was a grand total of one boy that was uncircumcised (and apparently everyone thought it was gross to have to change him)

I'm sorry what?! How does the presence of foreskin make changing a diaper any more or less gross?

Certainly speaks to maturity level.

Very funny to see the last line of defense is always "because it looks gross to me, and everyone I know agrees".
I bet all these moms would explode into a sanctimonious rant if someone dared to comment on their middle aged (natural!) portly frame, and saggy appearance.

Or something similarly creepy about their daughters. Like, "your daughter should get labioplasty so the boys don't laugh at her for having a large outer labia."

Ewww.....

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I believe current rate in the US is close 50/50.

So while boomer parents cannot fathom choosing not to circumcise, and most of the children were circumcised, the US is a different place now. Lots of people are making more educated choses about healthcare vs the old thinking of "it looks funny/gross" if you don't circumcise. Plus more immigration. The 1970s-90s practice norms are dying. So while you personally may think it looks weird or girls won't like it, or some of the other dumb reasons since it was the norm in your generation- that will not the experience and opinions of the next generation of teens that are now young children.

I think this is a good point. Boomer and older Gen X women might thinks an uncut guy is "weird." But, younger women have probably experienced both worlds, and don't have a hangup about it, one way or the other.

It's just an odd old American practice that is dying out.

Younger gen-x here and I decided to not circumcise my kids because of my experience with uncut guys.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe current rate in the US is close 50/50.

So while boomer parents cannot fathom choosing not to circumcise, and most of the children were circumcised, the US is a different place now. Lots of people are making more educated choses about healthcare vs the old thinking of "it looks funny/gross" if you don't circumcise. Plus more immigration. The 1970s-90s practice norms are dying. So while you personally may think it looks weird or girls won't like it, or some of the other dumb reasons since it was the norm in your generation- that will not the experience and opinions of the next generation of teens that are now young children.

I think this is a good point. Boomer and older Gen X women might thinks an uncut guy is "weird." But, younger women have probably experienced both worlds, and don't have a hangup about it, one way or the other.

It's just an odd old American practice that is dying out.

If the current rate in the us is 50-50, it is skewed by the number of Hispanic births. Truly. The large majority of white male babies in the DMV are circumcised. In very liberal/hippie circles it is closer to 50-50

Exactly this. "Oh the national average is around 50% so my son won't be the odd one out if I don't get him circumcised" is not a valid argument. If you live in an area without a large Hispanic population the rate is still close to 100% cut. I asked all my friends when my son was born and every single one got their sons circumcised. Yes, this was twelve years ago but it's still the same today.

My daughter (sixteen, very gen Z) works at a local (very hoity-toity) daycare/summer camp and there was a grand total of one boy that was uncircumcised (and apparently everyone thought it was gross to have to change him)

I'm sorry what?! How does the presence of foreskin make changing a diaper any more or less gross?

Certainly speaks to maturity level.

Very funny to see the last line of defense is always "because it looks gross to me, and everyone I know agrees".
I bet all these moms would explode into a sanctimonious rant if someone dared to comment on their middle aged (natural!) portly frame, and saggy appearance.

I'm not saying you have to circumcise your kid, and I'm not judging you if you don't, but if your justification for not doing it is "it's so common not to in the US that my son won't have to worry about getting teased or girls thinking he's gross" you are unfortunately mistaken.

I'm sorry if it's shallow, but I didn't want my son to have to worry about girls thinking he's gross. Because that is absolutely a thing that happens for uncircumcised boys in the US even with "gen z" girls, no matter what you read on your intactivist Facebook groups.

How do you know this?

Because my teenage daughter has talked about how her and her friends think uncircumcised is gross, and looking on TikTok that is not an unpopular opinion. The circumcision rate where I live in Virginia is as high now as it was when I'm a teenager. Why would the prevailing attitude that foreskin is gross had changed?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I believe current rate in the US is close 50/50.

So while boomer parents cannot fathom choosing not to circumcise, and most of the children were circumcised, the US is a different place now. Lots of people are making more educated choses about healthcare vs the old thinking of "it looks funny/gross" if you don't circumcise. Plus more immigration. The 1970s-90s practice norms are dying. So while you personally may think it looks weird or girls won't like it, or some of the other dumb reasons since it was the norm in your generation- that will not the experience and opinions of the next generation of teens that are now young children.

I think this is a good point. Boomer and older Gen X women might thinks an uncut guy is "weird." But, younger women have probably experienced both worlds, and don't have a hangup about it, one way or the other.

It's just an odd old American practice that is dying out.

If the current rate in the us is 50-50, it is skewed by the number of Hispanic births. Truly. The large majority of white male babies in the DMV are circumcised. In very liberal/hippie circles it is closer to 50-50

Exactly this. "Oh the national average is around 50% so my son won't be the odd one out if I don't get him circumcised" is not a valid argument. If you live in an area without a large Hispanic population the rate is still close to 100% cut. I asked all my friends when my son was born and every single one got their sons circumcised. Yes, this was twelve years ago but it's still the same today.

My daughter (sixteen, very gen Z) works at a local (very hoity-toity) daycare/summer camp and there was a grand total of one boy that was uncircumcised (and apparently everyone thought it was gross to have to change him)

I'm sorry what?! How does the presence of foreskin make changing a diaper any more or less gross?

Certainly speaks to maturity level.

Very funny to see the last line of defense is always "because it looks gross to me, and everyone I know agrees".
I bet all these moms would explode into a sanctimonious rant if someone dared to comment on their middle aged (natural!) portly frame, and saggy appearance.

I'm not saying you have to circumcise your kid, and I'm not judging you if you don't, but if your justification for not doing it is "it's so common not to in the US that my son won't have to worry about getting teased or girls thinking he's gross" you are unfortunately mistaken.

I'm sorry if it's shallow, but I didn't want my son to have to worry about girls thinking he's gross. Because that is absolutely a thing that happens for uncircumcised boys in the US even with "gen z" girls, no matter what you read on your intactivist Facebook groups.

How do you know this?

Because my teenage daughter has talked about how her and her friends think uncircumcised is gross, and looking on TikTok that is not an unpopular opinion. The circumcision rate where I live in Virginia is as high now as it was when I'm a teenager. Why would the prevailing attitude that foreskin is gross had changed?

You always chime in on these threads about your daughter and her friends and TikTok. Seriously?

I personally live in VA, but believe it or not, my world extends beyond its borders. My kids' world does, too. We travel enough that this universal distaste is not a thing.